The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-10-06
Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party Of Ohio, in
convention assembled, hereby reiter-
atcs its hearty, unqualified endorses
ment of the honest: patriotic and ecop-
omical Administration OF Pre- sldent
Cleveland.
We demand such judicious reduction
of the present bur.hensome tariff as
shall result in producing revenue sui
iicient only 10 meet the expenses OF an
economical administration of the Gov
ernment. the payment of liberal pen.
sions to Union soldiers and sailors, and
the payment Of the interest and princi-
pal of the public debt and if necessary
we favor such reduction of internal
revenue. except on liquor, as will pre-
vent the accumulation of a surplus IN
the National Treasury.
We denounee any attempt to abolish
the tax on liquors for the purpose OF
keeping up the present unjust, unequal
and onerous tariff system.
We call attention to and affirm as
sound doctrine and policy the following
emphatic and patriotic language OF
PreslGe lent Cleveland "Our public do
main is our NatioNal wealth, the earn
est of our growth and heritage OF our
people. 1t should promise timeiess
velopment and riches, relief 70 crowd,
ing population and homes to thrift and
industry. These inestimable advan,
tages should be jealously guarded and
careful and enlightened policy on
the part of the Government should Sc
cure them to the people.
We demand that all lands of the Gov
ernment be held for actual settlers who
are citizens of the United States, and
for those who declare their intention to
become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all
people struggling to tree themselves
from the environments cf dsspotism
and especially does the long and gal
liant struggle of Ireland for the price
less boon of home rule and the right of
manhood evoke our warmest applause e
and commend our heartiest good wishes
for speedy success.
Labor, being the chief factor and
erent conseryator of free and liberal
institutions, should enjoy its iull share
of the common benefits derived there =
from therefore, we favor such re-
straints of the Capitalization and en-
croachment of corporate power as will
bring the best possible protection to
honest labor and u, the same time con-
serve he i .eIesis Of honstly employ ed
capital. A..
question of immigration as will pre-
vent the landing, for permanent resi-
dence. of aliens who are not willing TO
declare their intention of becoming
citizens Of the United States.
We declare our opposition to the
;mportation of contract labor. and we
de emand speedy punishment OF oil per-
sons melting riot and revolution against
Republican Institutions.
| We denounce the present Republi-
can State Administration as weak, par
tisan, personal and unbusinessllke we
call upon the people of Ohio to turn
out of power State government whose
only apparent mission is to augment
expenditures, multiply Offices, create
deficiency and increase taxation with
the bankruptcy of the Treasury as the
ultimate result; we denounce the late
Republican Legislature for its coward
ly and hypocritical alliance through
intrigue with the Republican Board o.
Public Works and Republican Attor'
ney General in the scheme whereby
millions of dollars of property OF the
State is to be transferred to corpora
tions interested in creating monopoly
of Transportation without the State ol
the people thereof receiving any bene
ft thercfrom.
We demand the fullest safeguards fol
the ballot box, the punishment oi al
who seek to corrupt it, and the enact
ment of a law making it felony foi
corporations, capitalists and employers
to iatimidate or attempt to control the
political action of their employees.
We favor home rule in the manage
ment and control of municipal affairs
and denounce the partisan acts passed
by the late Republican Legislature t'
subserre the interests of scheemine
politicians, and we demand the repea
of all laws which deprive the elector:
of the exercise of their iraconstitutiona
privileges.
The commercial and industrial In.
iterests of the State require that equal
use of all transportation facilities b'
secured to all, OF equal terms, and W.
demand that favorilism By common
carriers and the employment OF corp9r
ators' franchises to foster moAopolie
and oppress the people be prohibited
by law, ana that pools, combinations
trusts or conspiracies to corner or tore
stall the market and 10 fetter and crust
free competition, be suppressed!by leg
islation.
We declare in favor of prompt reSu
ton of the liquor traffic, and believe Il
to be the duty of all good citizens to all
in reducing TO o minimum the evils re
sulting therefrom, aad to this end fayo
the submission Of an amendment to tn
constitution providing for the license
such taatiic. -,
The platform was adopted without
dissenting vote.
English Spavln Liniment re
moves all Hard, Soft, or Cailous
ed Lumps and Blemishes from hor
ses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs. Sp'in''
Sweeney, Stifes, Sprains. Sore an
Swollen Threat, Coughs. etc. Sav
$50 by use of one bottle. War
ran,ed. Sold by F. HARRINGTON
Druggist, Logan, Ohio.
Aup 1. ST. yr.